This season is about developing the young players on the Jets roster. So how did the rookies look?

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How'd the rookies look?

This season for the Jets is about the future, present be damned. General manager Mike Maccagnan wants to see the guys he drafted the last three years play.

He wants to know if they should have a spot on this team in the future. Will they be footnotes in this full-on rebuild? Or players who help turn this thing around?

This past April, Maccagnan drafted seven players he hopes will be cornerstones for years to come, led, of course, by Jamal Adams. How'd the safety look in Sunday's season-opening loss to the Bills? What about the others drafted by the Jets in rounds 2-7? Let's take a look.

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Derrick JONES, CB, 6th Round (No. 204)

Jones is a developmental project. In college, he split time as a receiver and cornerback at Mississippi. He's talented, but still learning to play the position. The Jets kept Jones inactive. He'll likely work himself into the lineup later in the season. He just needs more time.